Improving neonatal outcomes by training nurses in Brazil

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preterm babies; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN83110114
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)

Brief Summary

2012 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22409747 (added 31/10/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-12-05
• Study Completion: 2011-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

1. Premature babies in seven neonatal intensive care units in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
2. Babies weighing < 1500gs at birth who were inborn in these units

Exclusion Criteria

1. Birth weight 1,500g or more
2. Major congenital abnormalities

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of retinopathy of prematurity defined as ROP severe enough to warrant treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Mortality rates, by birthweight group<br> 2. Sepsis within 48 hours of birth and after 48 hours<br> 3. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, defined as requiring oxygen at 28 days after birth and on oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age<br> 4. Necrotising enterocolitis<br>